Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-08-14

and fifty Thousand dollars was good
enough for hlmi aad he did not care how
soon he got his hands upon it. Several
otheo interviews were held with Hone 10
complete the arrangements.
At leTg 9th q dSte vas fixed upon, Sunday
morning, October -, Kelly you'd 60
of duty at 6 and in the ordinary course
of things, il would be Shevelin's dirty %
relieve hin, but Hope decided that sgs-
picion would be syerted if SheveLn sab-
sented himself Gu this particular Gcea-
sion, eDjoining upon Kelly De
torehand, TO call WeTkle to take
his place. THIS plan would relieve Sheve-
lin from the chance CT direct coIlusi0m;,
while as for WeTkle, he should be gagged
and hauGcuffed before he could leaveenis
bedroom; and the veult entered by mgans
of the keys and the combination Whlcd
the janitOr YVES to be forced to surrender.
This was 81 even more expeditions plan
than to drill 8 hole into the lock: and IN
asmuch as they could not count on NOR
than fifty minutes, the consideration was
al important one. The event proved tLsc
ten minutes longer might have meant 10
the thieves an addition Of hundred per
cent. to their booty. II the visit tOWe7kle
NOuiO 4lGNC UCCh DCLCCO nllJJi Gnu NC
time expended with him employed upor
the door of the other safe, the total gain
of the burglars would have reached the
lars. But all luck mas it limits, emo
Jimmy Hopes was destined to stop short
Of the three million mark.
On the appointed morning, every nan
was at his post; and long before the un-
euspecting Kelly had tumb!ed into bed,
the ianitor had been terrorized, the yaUi:
opened, and the safes attacked Meau-
wnile an imitation Werkle, dressed II g
linen coat and pair OF long side whisk-
ers, was provided in the person OF one
Abe Coakley, a subordinate member OF
the gang, and he played Ills part, as We
have seen, with admirable discretion slG
effect. While Hope and Goodie were
tearing open the massive safes, John
Nugent stood by and bestowed the tres
sure in layers underneath his clothes,
thereby adding immensely to his tempo
rary market value, and not little to his
apparent bulk. And Pete EmmersOn,
with his revolver in mis- hand, waited
within the vault doors, prepared to con-
front whatever desperate emergency
might arise.
For the space Of half an hour or more,
money came in st the rate OF about $780,
| 900 8 minute, and then Cogkiey conveyed
the unwelc0me intelligence that the bsr-
Der, kOhlma1, was entering his shop.
Hope end Goodi. laid down their tools,
wiped the sweat from tn, If fsCes and put
on their coats. NugeIt stuffed the last
OF the securities unner his waiStCost and
buttoned up his surtout. Emmerson re-
turned bis revolver 10 his pocket. Coax
ley resumed MS wonted appearance,
and, watching their opportunity, the
whole gang passed noiselessly round to
the side door and emerged into the Sab
| bath quietude OF the sunny street, dis
| persing in different directions. couple
nf minutes took them beyond the reach Of
pursuit.
oucn were the plan and execution q
this unparalleled burglary. But the In
| spector, in listening 10 S1eVelin's story,
had noticed the absence Of all ailusion to
John D. Grady, snd Intercepted the in
( former as to whether he ned never heard
snything OF that parsonage in connection
with the 100. Shevelin promptly replied
| in the negative. Intimately as be had
| been involved II the crime, no mention
Of old "Supers and Slangs" had ever
reached his ears-a remarkable proof Of
now Grady h.d Kept himself in the back
ground and been screened by his accom-
plices.
Rut news about the mysterious diamond
deal OF very unexpected bind was even
then az hand. At this very point in Snev'
| elin's confession q communication Wa:
brought in end hacded 70 the Inspector
when corveyed intelligence q the ti'tiae
5nd of dark and ambigacus lie. Gra
dy's dead body had just Deea discovered
at his shop in Sixth avenue. He had evi
IDENTIFY been dead several hours. It la!
near the water-cooler, which wss empty
and the cup was clutched in his hand.
oox was in the room, packed with yalua
bles, as il for removal. Part Of TIT
sleeve Of q woman's dress was also foune
near him, aud table had been overturned
and broken. There were no signs tina
Grady had met with foul play
! though there was slight abrs